SOURCE: MetricStream, Inc.
June 25, 2007 09:00 ET
MetricStream's Gunjan Sinha Named One of America's Top 50 Asian Americans in Business
MetricStream's Chairman Cited for Outstanding Leadership, Vision and Accomplishments
REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - June 25, 2007) - Gunjan Sinha, Executive Chairman,
MetricStream, Inc., has been recognized as one of the premier Asian
American business executives in the United States by the Asian American
Business Development Center (AABDC), which included Sinha on its 2007
"Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award" list.
The AABDC presents its annual "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business
Award" to recognize individuals who have built successful businesses or who
have distinguished themselves in their communities.
Serving as the Executive Chairman as MetricStream since 2004, Sinha is
dedicated to enabling businesses to ensure compliance with government
regulations through innovative technology and
community-driven solutions. Under his leadership, MetricStream has emerged
as the market leader in solutions for Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC)
and Quality Management.
Sinha was honored at an award ceremony on June 22 at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel, New York. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao addressed the winners as
the featured keynote speaker.
"I'm honored to receive this award and be included with my fellow winners,"
said Sinha. "To me, being successful in business depends on your ability to
find new ways to help customers and contribute to the society. I feel
fortunate to have the support of my advisors, peers and team members in
helping create successful businesses and social ventures."
With over 18 years in various entrepreneurial, board and executive
positions Sinha has helped build several successful businesses. As an
Internet pioneer in 1995, he was the co-founder and President of WhoWhere?
Inc., a leading Internet directory services company, which grew to be the
12th most visited site on the web. WhoWhere? was acquired by Lycos.
Building on the WhoWhere? experience, Sinha co-founded eGain where he was
the founding President and helped the company grow to become one of the
leading online customer service companies. Earlier in his career, Sinha
also co-founded Viman Software, a network license management company, and
Parsec Technologies, an international call center company based in India.
Sinha serves on the board of several venture-backed technology companies in
India and the US including Regalix, TBD Networks and SiliconIndia. His
passion and support of entrepreneurship has inspired creation of over
couple of dozen other ventures across India and the US.
Over his entrepreneurial career, Sinha has also helped build successful
social ventures. Since year 2001, he has served on the Board and worked
actively to build CFHI (Child Family Health International) into a leading
global organization for providing quality healthcare to the most
underdeveloped parts of the world.
He obtained his BS and MS degrees in computer science from the Indian
Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and UC Santa Cruz, respectively. He
also holds an MS in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from
Stanford University.
Established in 1994, the Asian American Business Development Center is a
not-for-profit organization that assists Asian American business executives
to increase their capabilities in order to better compete in the mainstream
market. Each year, AABDC recognizes the individual accomplishment of Asian
Americans in business and industry and, in doing so, carries out its
mission of enhancing the Asian American voice and role in public policy.
About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk,
Compliance (GRC) and Quality Solutions for global corporations.
MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as Pfizer,
Fairchild Semiconductor, Hitachi Computer Products (America), Subway and
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf in diverse industries such as Automotive, Food,
Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing and Electronics to manage their quality
processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate
governance initiatives, as well as by over a million compliance
professionals worldwide via the ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream
is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California and can be reached at
www.metricstream.com.